Little Shop of Horrorsis acomedy horrorrock musical, by composerAlan Menkenand writerHoward Ashman, about a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh. The musical is based on the low-budget 1960black comedyfilmThe Little Shop of Horrors, directed byRoger Corman. The music, composed by Menken in the style of early 1960srock and roll,doo-wopand earlyMotown, includes several well-known tunes, including the title song, "Skid Row (Downtown)", "Somewhere That's Green", and "Suddenly, Seymour".